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as in aching
causing or feeling bodily pain
my legs are sore after that long walk yesterday
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
promise not to get sore if I tell you what I really think of your new hairstyle?
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as in cynical
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he's been sore ever since she insulted him
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as in terribly
to a great degree
I was sore afraid we'd never make it home
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as in swelling
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Recent Examples of sore
Stacey Colino, Time, 9 July 2025
The city has called it both a health risk and an eye sore for its residents.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Moncada can’t currently hit right-handed because of limitations with his sore right knee, so that answers the question on some days.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Kells McPhillips, SELF, 26 July 2024
But down both starting centers Mitchell Robinson (ankle surgery) and Isaiah Hartenstein (sore left Achilles) as well as two key starters Julius Randle (dislocated right shoulder) and OG Anunoby (right elbow surgery), the Knicks came up short in a third straight game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Adjective
Basal cell carcinoma may look like a pearly bump, a sore that doesn’t heal, or a pink, scaly patch, Massick says.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 9 July 2025
The city has called it both a health risk and an eye sore for its residents.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Adverb
These natural springs are magnesium, salt, and potassium-rich, which have the properties of relieving sore muscles, enhancing the flow of blood, and benefiting skin, and make the person relax deeply.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Moncada can’t currently hit right-handed because of limitations with his sore right knee, so that answers the question on some days.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Overall, the Bear Elite Hybrid is a solid pick for sleepers who wake up sore in the lower back area, thanks to the bed’s high-gauge support coils in the center of the bed that hold up the lumbar area.
—Kells McPhillips, SELF, 26 July 2024
But down both starting centers Mitchell Robinson (ankle surgery) and Isaiah Hartenstein (sore left Achilles) as well as two key starters Julius Randle (dislocated right shoulder) and OG Anunoby (right elbow surgery), the Knicks came up short in a third straight game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sore
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In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Braxton shares an aching need to be vulnerable only to realize by album’s end that such unions can result in horrible betrayal, her words of lament surrounded by swelling, lush orchestration.—
Clarence A. Haynes
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet this promising start devolved into a prime example of the sort of cynical assholery that today would be called a hot take, or even clickbait.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The second was even more cynical as it was designed to preserve the seats of all incumbents, not just Democrats, and succeeded in more than 99% of House elections.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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But dashing from one building to another for meetings wasn’t a terribly efficient way of working.—
Dana Thomas,
Architectural Digest,
18 Aug. 2025
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But something went terribly wrong when, about nine years ago, David was out on a mission ordered by Juno: and he and his team were ambushed.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the first 24 hours, the team observed lung swelling and tissue damage during the procedure.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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In about 40% of cases, hives are accompanied by angioedema—deeper swelling that can occur around the eyes, lips, or throat.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The skin on the toad’s back is rough, with some warts scattered on the back and upper eyelids, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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But the two players also showed some of their warts.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There was also a subplot about Derek going through a painful divorce.—
Rob Reiner,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Moscow is holding the U.S. president’s attention, forestalling a new round of painful U.S. sanctions, and keeping the fighting going.—
Alexander Gabuev,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
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“Sore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sore. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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